Suva And A Day At Sea

We arrived in Suva yesterday - sometime in the wee hours - and were awakened about 7:00am by the strains of what we can only suppose was the Suva military marching band...enchanting us with their rousing rendition of YMCA.

I felt sorry for the folks on the port side of the ship.  They probably were sleeping soundly, stirred only by the lapping of the gentle waves against the side of the ship.  Poor dears.

After the band finished their set, which included Country Roads, Hello I Love You, and Brown-Eyed Girl, we all applauded (those of us hanging off the balconies - I'm surprised the ship didn't list) and returned to our beds...it was, after all, still REALLY early.

We didn't have an excursion in Suva; instead, we just walked around the city center for a couple of hours.  Joe needed some toiletries (why would you take an 18 day cruise, and only bring the remnants of a deodorant stick...I'm just asking), so we set out to find a drug store.  Disaster averted.

As we were walking, the day really started heating up.  We were HOT.  Sweaty hot.  So we ducked into as many air-conditioned stores as we could.  On our way to the drug store, we passed a Holiday Inn...Joe wanted to take my picture, so...here are my boobs.

We also happened upon this fellow:

That's a good look for both of them.  By the way, Wally, we bought you this outfit.  I couldn't resist getting in on the fun, either.

Among the weapons are a spear, a neck breaker, a hatchet, and a head buster.  Don't cross me.

Okay, time to head back to the ship...it's HOT and STICKY out here.

We had reservations at Red Ginger...reportedly the best Asian restaurant afloat.  I believe it.  I had a picnic of appetizers: calamari, tiger prawns in some kind of sweet chili sauce, an imperial spring roll that was crispy and packed with fresh veggies, and some fried rice that could have been a meal all by itself.  Joe had the same spring roll, Tom Kai soup (coconut, lemongrass and something - what?, I don't know...I was eating shrimp!), and pork luc lac.  A totally delicious meal!

Today we were at sea, heading toward New Caledonia.  Sort of a cloudy day, but warm enough, kind of relaxing.  For fun, we played Bingo, did two loads of laundry, and drank a beer on our balcony.  Ah, the cruising life! 

See you tomorrow from New Caledonia!